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A. M. LEIGHTON.

ADJUSTABLE LAST.

No. 407,080. Patented July 16, 1889.

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INVENTOR:

ATTORNEYS.

UNITED'STATES PATENT OFFICE ARTHUR MELVIN LEIGHTON, OF PORT TOIVNSEND, \VA SI'IINGTON TERRI- TORY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES HOMER LIVERMORE, OF SAME PLACE.

ADJ USTABLE LAST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 407,080, dated July 16, 1889.

Application filed January 17, 1889. Serial No. 296,773. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: its center in its upper concave side with a Be it known that I, ARTHUR MELVIN LEIGH- smooth-bored circular recess I about three- TON, of Port Townsend, Jefferson county, fourths of an inch in diameter, and in depth \Vashington Territory, have invented a new about one-third of the thickness of the too 5 and usefulImprovementin Adjustable Lasts; part. The short front part of the hinge is 55 and I do hereby declare the following to be a formed on its lower side with a circular profull, clear, and exact description of the same. jection or shoulder J, which fits exactly in My invention consists in a new and imthe opening I.

proved adjustable cobblers last which can Directly opposite the recess I is formed in be readily adjusted to closely fit any size of the lower side of the toe part a circular re- 60 boot or shoe, no matter whether the boot or cess K of the same size as the upper recess shoe has a pointed or a wide toe, and my in- I, and in this lower recess fits a steel nut L, vent-ion will be hereinafter fully described the lower side of which is flush with the conand claimed. cave bottom of the toe part, while the center I Referring to the accompanying drawings, of the nut is formed with an upwardly-ex- 65 Figure l is a top perspective view of my intending collar L, which passes up through a vention, showing the pointed end of the toe central opening M in the wall which divides part of the last adjusted in front. Fig. 2 is the upper and lower recesses, forming a steel a top plan view showing the broad end of the bearing on which the projection J of the toe part adjusted in front. Fig. 8 is a longihinge turns, a screw N passing up through 70 tudinal vertical central sectional View of the the center of the steel bearing-nutL into the entire last, and Fig. 4 is a detail view of the center of the hinge project-ion J, as shown hinge which connects the two parts of the clearly in Fig. 3. The upper or rear hingelast. strap 0 fits in the longitudinal recess E and The same letters of reference indicate coris formed with a central longitudinal slot 0. 7'5 responding parts in all the figures. The flattened head of the thumb screw II Referring to the several parts by letter, A passes up through this slot, and it will be indicates the toe part of the last, and B the seen that by tightening this thumb-screw the heel and instep part, the last being preferslotted hinge-strap will be held firmly at any ably constructed of malleable iron. The heel point at which it is adjusted in the recess E. 80 part B is formed with a longitudinal open- The upper face of strap 0 is'marked with a ing C, coming out under the instep, the rear scale P, so that the last can be readily lengthend of this hole at the back of the heel being ened or shortened to fit any size of shoe or filled with a tightly-fitting wooden plug B, boot by means of the slotted strap and thumbthe object of this plug being to enable the screw. 85

cobbler to tack and hold the last in place in By constructing the lower end of the hinge the boot or shoe. The instep of the heel part and the toe part as shown and described it B has formed on top of it a longitudinal rewill be seen that the toe part can be turned cess or groove E, and near the lower end of around, so as to use either the sharp-pointed 40 this recess is formed a threaded aperture F, or wide end, as required. By hinging the 0 in which fits the lower end of a thumb-screw lower and upper parts of the strap together I-I, having a flattened head, as shown. at G, I am enabled to bend the last at the The toe part A of the last is made pointed center for convenience in inserting it in a at one end to fit a pointed-teed shoe or boot, shoe or boot, while when in position the rear and wide at the other end to fit a wide-toed end of the toe part will extend beneath the 5 shoe or boot, and is curved or arched upward end of the instep, as shown. from the center to each end, as shown, being From the foregoing description, taken in convex on the lower side and of uniform connection with the accompanying drawings, thickness, preferably, and beveled around the construction and advantages of my inthe upper edge. The toe part is formed at vention will be readily understood. It will IOO be seen that my adjustable last is very strong and simple in construction and that the one last can be readily and easily adjusted in a moment to fit any boot or shoe.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to-secure byLetters Patent,

1. The combination of a heel part formed 1 with the longitudinal recess, a double-pointed toe part, a hinge pivotally secured at one end to the toe part and having its other end formed necting-screw, the hinge having the circular projection formed with the central threaded aperture on its forward end,: and the rear strap formed with the longitudinal slot, and the thumb-screw, substantially as set forth.

3. In a last the combination of the heel part formed with the longitudinal recess, the threaded aperture, and the heel-opening having the plug in its rear end, the toe part having a narrow end and a wide end, the hinge pivotally secured at one end to the toe part and having its other end formed with a longitudinal slot, and the thumb-screw, substantially as set forth.

ARTHUR MELVIN LEIGHTON.

Witnesses:

DAVID W. SMITH, Soorr AUGUSTUS YDELAUNAY. 

